What is the ultimate fate of Doug Hansen and Andy Harris?

What is the ultimate fate of Doug Hansen and Andy Harris?

• A. Doug Hansen is presumed to have fallen off the mountain, Andy Harris is missing
• B. Doug Hansen survives, Andy Harris is rescued
• C. Doug Hansen falls, Andy Harris is found
• D. Doug Hansen is missing, Andy Harris returns

Answer: (A)

This question tests knowledge of what happened to two climbers in the 1996 Everest disaster. Doug Hansen was a client who reached the upper mountain but could not descend with the group; the storm and exhaustion prevented a safe return, and his body was never recovered. He is therefore presumed to have fallen somewhere on the mountain. Andy Harris, from Mountain Madness, was caught in the same blizzard and disappeared during the chaos, with no traces found despite searches; he remains missing. Since neither outcome led to a confirmed recovery, the pairing that fits the historical record is Hansen presumed dead on the mountain and Harris missing.

This question tests knowledge of what happened to two climbers in the 1996 Everest disaster. Doug Hansen was a client who reached the upper mountain but could not descend with the group; the storm and exhaustion prevented a safe return, and his body was never recovered. He is therefore presumed to have fallen somewhere on the mountain. Andy Harris, from Mountain Madness, was caught in the same blizzard and disappeared during the chaos, with no traces found despite searches; he remains missing. Since neither outcome led to a confirmed recovery, the pairing that fits the historical record is Hansen presumed dead on the mountain and Harris missing.